CVE-2023-34853

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Supermicro motherboard X12DPG-QR 1.4b allows local attackers to hijack control flow via manipulation of SmcSecurityEraseSetupVar variable.

Published: 2023-08-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-34853 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34853

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-19 0.15% 0.15% -0.00%
2 2026-05-17 0.09% 0.15% +0.06%
3 2025-03-30 0.09%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-34853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-34853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-34853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
supermicro x12dai-n6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dai-n6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12ddw-a6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12ddw-a6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dgo-6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dgo-6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dgq-r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dgq-r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dgu_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dgu_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dhm-6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dhm-6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpd-a6m25_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpd-a6m25_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpfr-an6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpfr-an6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-ar_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-ar_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-oa6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-oa6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-oa6-gd2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-oa6-gd2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-qbt6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-qbt6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-qr_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-qr_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-qt6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-qt6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpg-u6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpg-u6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpi-n6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpi-n6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpi-nt6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpi-nt6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpl-i6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpl-i6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpl-nt6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpl-nt6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpt-b6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpt-b6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpt-pt46_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpt-pt46_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpt-pt6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpt-pt6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dpu-6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dpu-6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12dsc-6_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12dsc-6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12qch\+_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12qch\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sae_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sae_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sae-5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sae-5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sca-5f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sca-5f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sca-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sca-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scv-lvds_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scv-lvds_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scv-w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scv-w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scz-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scz-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scz-qf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scz-qf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12scz-tln4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12scz-tln4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-10c-sp6f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-10c-sp6f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-10c-spt4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-10c-spt4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-14c-spt8f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-14c-spt8f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-16c-spt8f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-16c-spt8f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-20c-spt8f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-20c-spt8f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-4c-sp6f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-4c-sp6f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-4c-spt4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-4c-spt4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-4c-spt8f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-4c-spt8f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-8c-sp6f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-8c-sp6f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-8c-spt4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-8c-spt4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-8c-spt8f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-8c-spt8f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sdv-8ce-sp4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sdv-8ce-sp4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spa-tf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spa-tf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sped-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sped-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spg-nf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spg-nf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spi-tf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spi-tf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spl-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spl-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spl-ln4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spl-ln4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spm-ln4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spm-ln4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spm-ln6tf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spm-ln6tf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spm-tf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spm-tf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spo-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spo-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spo-ntf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spo-ntf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spt-g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spt-g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spt-gc_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spt-gc_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spt-pt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spt-pt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spw-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spw-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spw-tf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spw-tf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spz-ln4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spz-ln4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12spz-spln6f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12spz-spln6f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12std-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12std-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12ste-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12ste-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sth-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sth-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sth-ln4f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sth-ln4f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12sth-sys_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12sth-sys_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stl-f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stl-f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stl-if_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stl-if_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-c_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-c-wohs_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-c-wohs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-e-wohs_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-e-wohs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-h-wohs_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-h-wohs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
supermicro x12stn-l-wohs_firmware cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x12stn-l-wohs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-34853

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